ASHLAND — The Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame has chosen its Class of 2024, and it includes 11 individuals, a trustee achievement couple, and a storied football team. There are individual biographies of each of these high-achievers below. But the inductee that resonated with me was the 1990 Loudonville football team. Those Redbirds, coached […]
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Ontario, Clear Fork, Mapleton standouts earn All-Ohio first-team nods
ONTARIO — North central Ohio’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was confirmed again when the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association unveiled the All-Ohio teams. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich, Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki were selected to the OSSCA first-team in Division II, while Mapleton’s Brinlee Youngen was a first-teamer in Division III. Ashland’s Claire Plank (Division […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham selected Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year
OLIVESBURG — Caleb Cunningham’s season-long rampage didn’t go unnoticed — or unrewarded. Crestview’s senior defensive end was selected the Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year when the All-Firelands Conference team was unveiled. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Cunningham menaced the league this autumn. He registered 102 tackles, including 28 tackles for loss and seven sacks, as […]
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Mapleton gets gritty win in the mud against Crestview
NANKIN — All the signs seemed to be pointing toward a Mapleton loss at John E. Camp Stadium. The Mounties were coming off a 28-point defeat to a one-win Indian Creek team and limped into Friday’s game against Crestview — which hadn’t lost to Mapleton since 2018 — missing three of their top four offensive […]
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Friday night’s Mansfield-area prep football roundup
Ashland Mapleton sprints past Ashland Crestview Ashland Mapleton pushed past Ashland Crestview for a 28-18 win for an Ohio high school football victory on Oct. 20. Ashland Mapleton opened with a 16-6 advantage over Ashland Crestview through the first quarter. Ashland Mapleton and Ashland Crestview each scored in the third quarter. Offense was nothing but […]
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Ashland-area community mourns death of teen who collapsed at Homecoming game
NANKIN — The Ashland-area community is grappling to cope with a teen’s death Friday night after she collapsed during pregame Homecoming festivities. The school’s sports teams, the business community and area school districts alike have all issued statements responding to the death of Breanne McKean, 17. The senior Homecoming Queen candidate died Friday night after […]
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Local prep football teams eye computer polls, ratings
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s high school football teams are entering Week 7 of the regular season and attention is turning toward the postseason. Playoff positioning and forecasting has begun with eyes focused on the computer rankings. The top 16 teams make the playoffs with the top eight getting a first-round home game. Mansfield Senior and Ontario […]
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Mapleton proves harsh visitor at Plymouth Homecoming
PLYMOUTH — It wasn’t the Homecoming game the Plymouth football team was hoping to host at Alumni Field. Instead, Mapleton turned the tables on the Big Red Vikings to earn a 42-14 victory on Friday night. Mounties’ quarterback Kollin Cline accounted for four touchdowns, and a key interception in the end zone to fuel Mapleton’s […]